There are a lot of enticing questions that haunt “Tár,” Todd Field’s rapturously fascinating, dread-fueled, immersive drama about a symphony orchestra conductor, Lydia Tár (Cate Blanchett), who is living an above-the-clouds existence of art and fame and sensuality…until she isn’t. The movie, which feels like a documentary directed by Kubrick, is a kind of reality-based … Read more
Terry Francona did not give a Knute Rockne speech after his 2004 Red Sox went down, and went down hard, in Game 3 of the ALCS. The Yankees had just steamrolled his team by a 19-8 count, and the home clubhouse in the bowels of Fenway Park felt as grim as the city morgue. The … Read more
Michigan is headed out of the bye week with a date against Michigan State under the lights looming on Saturday. As for ESPN’s FPI ratings, the Wolverines retain the No. 4 overall spot despite being off last week. Before we look at the FPI projections for U-M the rest of the way, what is FPI … Read more
After less than seven minutes in a heated interview between Kanye “Ye” West and Piers Morgan on “Piers Morgan Uncensored,” the rapper made claims that director Quentin Tarantino and Jamie Foxx “got the idea” for the concept of their 2012 film “Django Unchained” from him. West — who legally changed his name to Ye in … Read more
Register now for your free virtual pass to the Low-Code/No-Code Summit this November 9. Hear from executives from Service Now, Credit Karma, Stitch Fix, Appian, and more. Learn more. We are 13 years into the grand cryptocurrency experiment. And to many, it’s a mysterious brew of funny money and speculative assets and a fraudster playground. … Read more
A straphanger randomly shoved onto Brooklyn subway tracks was left battered and traumatized to the point of being suicidal, his mom said Sunday — while blasting Mayor Eric Adams over soaring transit crime. Audrey Martin said her son, David Martin, a 32-year-old waiter on the Upper East Side, suffered a broken collarbone and painful bruises … Read more
Russian military leaders have reportedly withdrawn from the illegally annexed port city of Kherson ahead of a counteroffensive by Ukraine. The invading army left behind newly conscripted soldiers to slow the impending attack, according to a Sunday report from the Institute for the Study of War think tank. The withdrawal came a day after Russian … Read more
With the NFL’s Nov. 1 trade deadline quickly approaching, teams are inquiring about big-name wide receivers, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Brandin Cooks of the Texans, Chase Claypool of the Steelers and Jerry Jeudy of the Broncos are three big names that teams teams have been inquiring about, per Rapoport. With the Texans entering … Read more
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (AP) — A “barricade situation” has drawn the FBI and other law enforcement officials to a U.S. Army base outside the nation’s capital Sunday, according to the official twitter account of Fort Belvoir in northern Virginia. The base tweeted shortly before 1 p.m. that its law enforcement officials, local police and the … Read more
